Kansas City Cloud: Preseason Cont'd, Raid, Later Gator Jail FAIL & Cracker Barrel Bust

This morning pro-athlete, celeb, fashionista and Insta hottie Livvy inspires us even if some of her brand deals seem "a bit much" as we check pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Cowtown Game Prep

Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take the field, fans prepare off the field

It's not just the players preparing for another season. Fans across Chiefs Kingdom are making their own game day adjustments.


Listing Local Options

Things to do in Kansas City this weekend August 22-24

Looking for something to do this weekend? There's plenty going on in Kansas City including Parkville Days, Chiefs Preseason game and more


Handful Of Fun On Plains

Organizers hope you get your buns to the Fredonia Sausage Fest, a silly way to build community

Ask Urban Dictionary what a "sausage fest" is, and you get this back: "a party of only guys (or at least 80% guys), where there is a substantial abundance of wiener." Given that ribald definition, my grandmother - in fact, both of them - would shudder to know that I asked a Kansan pastor this [...]


Legend Leaves Locals

Farid Azzeh, the man who helped put Middle Eastern fare on KC's map, has died

The owner of the Middle Eastern restaurants leaves behind two sons who have taken over the business and a Kansas City culinary legacy spanning three decades.


EPIC Prizes From Paddy & Brit

Patrick Mahomes, Wife Brittany Make $150,000 Announcement

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, reveal exciting scholarship news through their foundation.


Celeb Shares Life Lesson In Name Dropping

Livvy Dunne reveals dating advice from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Social-media sensation Livvy Dunne started dating now-Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes around the same time Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift started their relationship.


War Hawk Earns Scrutiny

John Bolton's home raided by federal agents, sources say

Federal agents raided the Maryland home of former National Security Advisor John Bolton on Friday morning, according to two senior government enforcement sources briefed on the matter.


Demand For List Worsens Today

Timeline: Trump administration's words as critics press for Epstein records

The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records - especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise.


No More Hope For Dems?!?

No Good, Very Rotten Numbers: Fatal Trend Gets Worse For Democrats

Voter registration numbers unveiled on Wednesday reveal the scope to which the Democratic Party has failed and show a fatal trend that is only getting worse.


La Migra Lockdown Cancelled???

Federal judge orders closure of Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail

Judge's order finds jail, which has attracted waves of criticism, was causing severe harm to Florida Everglades


Rebrand Backfires

Cracker Barrel loses almost $200 million in value as stock plunges after new logo release

Cracker Barrel stock plunged almost 15% on Thursday after the company released a new logo that removes its long-time image of a man leaning against a barrel.


U.S. Paper Chase Debuts . . . 

US will review 55 million visa holders for potential violations

A US state department official says US visa holders will face "continuous vetting".


Tragic Holy Land Declaration

Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says - live updates

Israel says "there is no famine in Gaza" after the IPC reports more than 500,000 people in the Strip are facing "starvation, destitution and death".


Vlad Sets Terms

Exclusive: Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say

Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters.


Not Quite Hollywood Ending

Erik Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' murder

Erik Menendez, who along with his brother Lyle has served 35 years of a life prison term for fatally shooting their parents as they watched television in their Beverly Hills, California, home in 1989, was denied parole on Thursday.


About Below Deck

Nude cruisers, beware: This is the one place on a ship where you can't bare your butt, or anything else

Travel buffs who prefer vacationing in the buff can freely flaunt their flesh with Bare Necessities, a tourist company chartering nude cruises to exotic destinations.


Latest Local Artsy Info

New exhibit set to open at Zhou B Art Center in Kansas City

A new exhibit exploring identity through contemporary art is set to open at the Zhou B Art Center, and this weekend, you'll have the opportunity to meet the artists.


Show-Me Booze Booster

Liberty man helps Yuengling tap into Missouri's beer market

Trent Platz says it started as a game, as a joke. But the Liberty resident single-handedly drafted, crafted, and brewed up the recipe that landed America's oldest beer in Missouri.


More Midtown Biz Brewing

Bean around the block: How this Westport coffee shop is cherry picking roasts from its own farm in the Andes

A hemisphere away from Brett Janssen's former job at General Motors in Kansas City's Northland, the now-budding Westport coffee shop owner found a fresh batch of opportunities: his wife, business partner and a transcontinental farm-to-cup Columbian coffee operation.


Fallen Captives Remembered

KC Zoo mourns loss of lion, chimpanzee

The Zoo announced Wednesday that 20-year-old male lion Shakarri and 29-year-old female chimpanzee Teeoni have died.


Forecast Moving Forward

Kansas City weather: Cooler weekend ahead with a chance for some rain

Clouds will increase Friday, another day with highs in the mid-80s.

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